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Jerrys Plains, New South WalesJerrys Plains is a village in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia about 33 kilometres west of Singleton on the Golden Highway.[1] The surrounding countryside is home to some substantial horse-breeding properties, notably the Australian branch of Ireland's giant Coolmore Stud, as well as viticulture and coal mining.[2] Jerrys Plains Public School opened in January 1881.[3] It had an enrolment of 40 students in 2018.[4] Jerrys Plains Post Office opened in 1837; it has now closed, though the closure date is unknown.[5] The former post office building later served as a visitor information centre.[6] St James Anglican Church, designed by John Horbury Hunt, dates from the 1870s.[6] It has monthly services, held on the second Sunday of each month.[7] The town has a hotel, the Jerrys Plains Tavern, located on Golden Highway.[8] A long-running earlier hotel, the Post Office Hotel, burnt down in December 1947 and was not rebuilt. It initially carried on in temporary premises, but was delicensed in 1953.[9][10][11] PopulationIn the 2016 Census, there were 385 people in Jerrys Plains. 68.8% of people were born in Australia and 86.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Anglican 30.1% and Catholic 27.4%.[12] References
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